Fishing accessory



S. MAYER FISHING ACCESSORY Filed June 6, 1941 Sept. 7, 1943.

2 Shoots-Shoat 1 INVENTOR STEPHEN #7 YE ATTORNEY Sept. 7, 1943. 5 MAYER 2,328,915

- FISHING ACCESSORY Filed June 6, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I INVENT R i 4 MYEIR a seed sea; 71 494 a e c ne:v en g c c plate s Ia? 913mb mem er?- The.js'ide edgesof'the'clamp member which are upwardly; convergent are substantially the T1111 length of the platefl3,and"forn ed as outwardly flarin return Dbnsjlito facilitatethe Iintroduq-f o en ii or ili the h nst e a T e l w r ti n 952 Pl t 91 il q em l is P d 1 forwardly at right angles" to the plate}, with its 1 i v n n I forward edge upturned to provide asock et l to W rmitthe fishermangto con-p receive the butt of the fishing pole, thus supportyeniently apply bai o jth fish hook, ora flyto ing the pole within the clamp; Aspring 8-e m; the line while holding thle pole freej of the water 3 braces the"' side walls of the clamp and' yiel dinghfen thenfisherman is wadingforfr ofground j "supports the forward edgesiyin"their mini entanglement when fishingfromtheshore. A'ndj muni sps ed relation undennornial conditions.

whehthjpoleor rodisplabediinthe socket toal-flli Th'esprifi Bryields underfpressurebetween the owthe fisherman to useiboth handsin attaching rounded forward edges of the jolaxnp to permit the iesorotherfishiluretothehook. I ij introduction and reniovail wof ithe fishing 11 1s 'I'he 's'ooket is partieularly'adapted or use of g i when desired; a i i troutifly p'ole,*casting polebr steelheadpole; and :11; f Therounded loop endsl "Hi the; plate B zarre r 'sadapted to fit any singleaction flyreel'or east eachjprovided-witlria *lcjofsefwirelength which atj 'ngareel. when the reel attached at orjnearl'i the lowerfnd is jfdrined eye-{rand at thef the butt of'the handleso the polegfthe reel will" V upper e'ndis 'extendedinwardlyand then rear-Q notsinterfere with theplacingof thepolei iirth rwardl'y, as' atfl; the portionyinterinediate the sooketrdz rearwardextension forminga'bar fi'iora'pura A further object ofsthej'inventionj'is ther p; posewhich W111 -z p r; oj pursgthe wire ion of means by which thefishlngkpolej'sluppqrtJ length describedfis' ofsingle 'lengthoff wire maybeconvenintlyandrremoyably suspended havingitsfterrninals'formedfto providethe eye rom thenbelt or trouser band offthe fisherman: r 1- at the lower end offthe plate "3, and theihterfurther object;oigth winventionuis theprevi I mediate portiorffo'rmed asdescribedat thelupsi on;ofeabaitkcan; 1 like receptaclemarried :by '31 per end of; thejplate i I 4 n and removable"withiespect to the support, and a nn The baitr ceptacle is indicatedat5fand eon adaptedrto be heldfin aipositionu adcess'ibleto' thew stitutes albe t-likeelernentppen at theto'p which fisherman, or ,folded intoioon pact relationwith' may be usedforj-anydesired'purpose by thefish-Q, hesupport properwher'rftheidevieeis not in'use; erm'an, This plate f'reoeptaole issup'ported by" Theinventionis illustrated in the accompany-1 '5" the wire length indicated at ;j-'5', ythe upper endngndrawingsifinwhioli f ;j;1 r a, i n I of whiehisjeoiledat' II' oyerthe inwardextensiij'ri Figure 1 isa view inside eleyationnof the fishof the formatioh bf thewire*lengtliepreviously irrgmolefisupport, showing the ba-it receptacle described,"withsuchiwire 5" extending lengthnoperative position, and the support suspended wise of the loop formation 10 atone side, and rom the waistband of the user. a a x 40 passes atits lowerend through the lower eye Figure 2 is afrdnt elevation ofthe fishingpole I of -the previouslydescribed supporting wire at Jsupportand baitreoeptacle'withthe latter-in opL that end ratiyepositionf a i V r i 3 f 'Ihe wire 5" below thejeye 'l is then bent late'r- I Figure 3 11s atop plan view-of. the'devica the allywtoward the? forward planeof the support, 5 parts beingw sliown in the positions illustrated in then downwardly, forwardly, lateral1y,rearward- Figure2. Q a ly and upwardlytomore or less snuglyreceive Fi r f i a pe p 0f e W re r C- andsupport'the baitreceptacle 5these various ture Q D fimEQfl- L l formations and arrangements of this wire' end Theli nproved ,fishing' pole support comprises 7 being as indicated at hand shown more particu- ;a main plate}jof'appropriateheight and width, larly in Figure 2 of the; drawings. 'Ifhe end of the side edgesof which; are, formed in return T the final upwardportio n ofithe wireis then pro- Mloopsfllfland:whichsideYedges-of theplate 3 are jected transverse and through the walls of the preferably downwardly convergent, in shown receptacle 5, terminating in a projection 4. which loretparticularly inFigure 2Q n p extends ,beyond thefirst downwardly extended Riveted or otherwise secured to the longiture p m m i portion of the wire. This the plate 3;

I -In-. the use of the device the fishing pole indicated at l3;will be positioned; with its butt; in P the' pocketor support 1 and the upper portion; of the handle-,, abovethe-butt. end in theclamp 2, I n'this positiomthe fishingflpolewil-l beheld element or wire portion which extends through the receptacle serves as'a pivot for the receptacle on'which' thelatte'r may be swung upwardly or downwardly, it being apparent that when swung downwardly the underlying portion'of the wire beneath the bottom of the receptacle which is in advance of the pivot will support the receptacle in substantially horizontal position.

In order that the parts may be arranged in a more compact relation when not iii-use, and also to providean arrangement where thebait I receptacle'maybe out of the way when not re- I quiredlwithout interfering withfithe use of the I I fishing pole support; the bait receptacle 5 may obviously swingupwardly on its pivot and pOSiswung up to a position adjacent and in substantially the same vertical plane as the plate.

" It Will be obvious, of course, that the various" I parts ofthestructure may be made up of approtioned alongside and in substantial contact with I the adjacent edge of the plate :3. In this posi-' tion, which is shown in dotted linesg-in Figure 1,-

priatemate'rial, with theessential requisite that such material is preferably as lightgas pcs sible,.

consistent witli the desired strength. i

Obviouslythe rod may be held in the clamp in. I

l a position toavoid anyinterference by the reel} indicated in dotted lines at M in Figure 1.

I 'What is claimed as new'is: I I I: A fishing accessory including a plate,;mean1s (.for supporting the plate from the person of the the bait receptacle is substantially in the same,

- vertical plane as the fishing pole support-,andris obviously a more compact assembly ofv the; parts j when the contents of the bait receptacle are not I desired for -use" I Figure 1. I

, The cross I this connected' atan appropri-; ate'ipoint near .the upper end ot the'wire 5, be neath which thefreel'endfof the receptacle 5 may be secured-to hold this vreceptacle in inoperative relationl and in .close codperat ion with all; indicated in dotted lines in- I I bar at the upperfend'of the wiresupport of the plate is providedwith 'an e1e e e t wh he l ter is in at v r si-f tion,;{a transverse lengthxbetween'theside p911- tions to underlie and support tli ei baitarecepta- I i I in vthe plate ment whereby the deviceas awhole maybe-supported from belt or trouser band. indicated I at l6-in Figure 1. Thiselement-includes a wire 6, terminallyformed with eyes. to-encircle the band; II The. upwardly extending portiomis pref I erably provided witha loop: B to serve as -a. spring means for frictional belt: or trouser band; II I I in an upright manner, leavingvt-he line; free to be; handled or baited: :by the user, while preventing--the line from lbein-gtnc eu htinitheiwater or in I the underbrushin 5th diiferentfishing positions: I Asindicatedlin the additionai dotted DQ1- i f=- efis i e Q t e atter. m y; be swung; partly out of theclamn and tillheld in. atleast, a temporary holding vpo.

engagement withthe supporting bar 9' then projected-upwardly and then formed in a return. bendlto presentdownwardly extendinglegs andconnecte dcrossbar to b 'eartgon theKinside of fthe 'Ibelt orggannent. to

user, abaitreceptacle and a wire-like element forsupporting the bait receptaclatsaid element I being, constructed of a single length of, wire and iQiYmBd to provide an upstanding. length de portions extending along the sides of .th

clewhen in said position' an d a terminal poi honextending "through the bait receptacle i9 i provide a. horizontal. pivot about which thej Ie -E ceptacle may swing to inoperative positionsaidupstandin-g lengthlbeing s wingingly supported- 2. A combinedfishing "the I sup o t andfbait receptaclecarrien -including a p1at e, means-i011 I supporting the plateirorn the personof the user,

a fis fi nspimeans. r ied:.; he:

plate, a bait receptacle, and mcans carried, by;

- t e p ff r 'swinsi l supno es heb it? ceptacle,said;supporting means includingiairod; on which they bait; receptacle is swinginglys llprport d" and am element, cooperating withisaid; rod :to, hold thelba iti. receptacle; ingai prle'defteizej "mined operative position; said supportinggme'ans.

permitting movement of the bait receptacle from arropeziative position at substantially right anglestofiand; at one side of; the plate to ram? inoperative position adjacent; 1 and/m 'sub'stan tial'ly'thefsamei vertical planeaslthe" plate; I 1 1i. I I -3;;: A 'const'ructioniuzasr defin'edgin'rclaim 2,

wherein. wire lengths are mounted iri the: side edges of thefplate' and terminate'Ein loop iormaa tiofi' inim'ediatelyl above belowthe' plate, andwherein Y the baitisup ortingl mean'sv includesa an upright mounted: in theiloop's pf one'of said wire; v. I vlen lhsi II purposes, or such fishing pole may be obviously entirely removed when desired. l I I The bait receptacle 5 may be readily swung down and supported in a'position slightly below I I a i and atone side of the plate 3, or it*may be 

